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ESSENTI L

OILS N

ME IT TION



ESSENTI L OILS N ME IT TION

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First pub lished A pril 2007

© K ath leen P epp er. 2007

l)ra win gs © B od e R ik vx ,

2007

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A catalogue record fo r th is book is availab le lrom t lie lk it ish L ib rary

ISl~i \ 978-1-90 98-12-6

D e d tc a t i on

I 11 · 01dclike to ded icate th is book to Y lana 1lavw ard , w ho \\ a \ t ea ch e r o fmed it at io n

in

·1975

L w as on her n inetie th b irthday that I 1 11 fr,h cdth is book .

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I canno t adequate ly thank m y husband . Ro i . for h i:.. pa tience in help ing m e w ith the com puter. I

should like L oacknow ledge m y gratitude L oG abrie l ,\lo jay . P rincipal of l hc Institu te o lT rad itional

I lcrbal \ led ic ine and A rom atherapy . w irh whom I st u clicd in

199 .

I le µ aw m e deeper in sigh ts in L o Lhe

qu alities of essen tia l o ils . includ ing th eir energetic (v ihnu ion l p ropcrt ics. and m any olthc keynotes

used fo r the essen tia l o ils d iscu ssed in th is w ork . For the hrie l lii,to rical overv iew ofthe use o fp lan t

m a te ria ls . T 1 11 :1Rm11Tl lF .RP\ 11 ·01 i i . ;11001-- .b y S hirley P rice (T ho rx ou «. 199 h as been in valu able . T hank s

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CONTENTS

Csing Essential Oils and Plant

f .11m ~vpt

u s

1 1

Materials in Medi lat ion

5 E v e r a s t i 1 1 g

1 6

turo utt on

5

Fnink inccnsc

2 9

r l lchcmy and E ss en tia l O i ls

9

Ci11ger

3 1

I l ys so p

The Chakras the Subtle Body and

/as111 i11e 3

l .avent lcr

3 6

Oils in Medi talion

II

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8

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atu Esseuiiu

O ils II

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, \/ /1 1 1 1i 11 go t he S p ir it

. \ ~v r rh

-I I

o f th e P la 1 1 t

Essence

1 1

,\ ard

3

E s s rn tu) O i l . i 1 lj c ty 1 1

.Yero/ i

I

B lm d i1 1g O ils lo F ap ori:e

Patcuoul

1 7

t h c 1 1 1a t a

I

\ forkshop

1 5

Pcppcn11 i11 l

1 8

Pinc 5 1

Spiritual Oualirics of

Hose

5 3

1lcdilalion Oils

f foSi /11( /1)

1 \1 1g clim ro of

1 6

Sandalwood

5 9

Ba lsa111 j1 r 1 8

Cedatwood

1

Conclusion

C h a 1 1 1 01 1 1lc

1 1

Ci1 1 1 1 a 1 1 w1 1

2 3

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U SING ESSENTIAL OILS AND PLANT

MATERIA LS IN MED ITATION

L ov e is lite on ly llting t luu opens u hear ts L ss cn tia o ils c an y lite

lo ve v ib raiunt o jjlo 11 •e rs and he aling he rhs

(Paracelsus)

ntrodu tion

T l IE ID EA for th is lit L ie book arose from m ore than

th irty years· experience or u sing essen tia l o ils as an

aid to m ed ita tion and in m y w ork as a clin ica l aro-

m athcrap ist. fo r m ost of th is L im e I have been Leach-

in g an d facilita t ing w orksho ps in severa l h era pc ut ic

areas, especia lly yoga. re laxation and m edita tion .

m assage and arom atherapy , and Connecting w ith

Angels .

usually u se essen tia l o ils in a d iffuser o r

vapo rizer to enhance the atm osphere in the room .

E ssen tial o ils vapo rize clean ly and release their

arom a w ithout sm oke o r ash . P eop le o ften ask m e

to supply the particu lar b lend o r o ils used . Th is is

easier said than done. s ince I u sually m ake a unique

blend fo r he pu rposc or the even l, so it can be di I~

Iercn t each L im e. Jn 2006 . I w as asked L o give a Lalk

al the Summ er Festival of the W hite E agle Lodge

in H am psh ire . IL w as abou t the h islory o f essen tia l

o ils and plan t m ateria ls to enhance the benefits or

m edita tion . I a lso so ld a m ed ita t ion o il b lend I had

form ulated . w h ich proved popu lar. The aud ience

asked w here the\ could find out m ore in fo rm ation

and suggested I

wr t

a book about the top ic , so here

it is. W hile w riting th is book , sed an electric es-

sen tia l o il vaporizer Lo evapo rate the particu lar o il

w as describ ing . The m ed ita t ions g iven here w ere

d irec tly in sp ired by th is

US C

o r the o ils . O thers arc

c ulle d f rom m ed itation d iaries. w hich I h ave kepi

over a period o f m ore than h irt ) years. T hese m edi-

ta tions can be used as a starting poin t. hu t a lw ays

lo llo w y ou r o wn in sp ira tio n.

W e shall no t be d iscussing fu lly the therapeutic

and healing properties or the essen tia l o ils, as m anv

b oo ks al read

d o th is .

F rom the tim e o f ancien t Egyp t Lo the presen t,

USING ESSENTI LO IL S ND P L N T M TERI L S ·



p lan ts and h erb s have rrad irionallv been used to

induce a m ed ita tive s ta le . ll is be lieved tha t ce rta in

csscn t ia l o ils can be used to lead the m ind lrom the

every day sta te in to one o r re laxation and m ed ita l ion .

lodcrn sc ien tists u se a p iece ofequipment ca lled an

e lectroencepha lograph lo m easu re the rate o r b rain

wave s . In m ed ita tion , the rate o r th e b ra in waves

a lte rs . T o quo te lrom a

scicntif i«

repo rt in ano ther

book in th is se ries . E v idence that m ed ita tion leads

lo an increase in a lpha waves is ex ten sive .... charac

ic rist ic b rai n -w ave pa l tern o r Jong -te rm m cd itato rs

in clu de s stro ng b rsts o f fronta lly do rn i nan I I he a

rhy thm s. during which m cd ita ro rs repo rt peace fu l.

d rifting . and genera lly p leasan t experiences with in

t a ct s e lf -awa rene s s.

T here a rc several ways o f u sing essen tia l o iJs as

an a id Lo

med i t a t i on .

They can he evapo ra ted over

wate r u s ing a lea lig lil o r in an electric d iffu ser o r va

p orize r. T he~ · c :11 1b e u sed di rcctly o n th e b od y. -fo r

exam ple . on

th e ch es t

ove r he heart chakra o r

th e

th ird e~ ·c(ey eb ro w c en r e), o n he in side o r h e w ris ts

o r inner ank lebones where the pulses arc . II u sed d i

rectly on the sk in , essen tia l o ils shou ld be d ilu ted

firs t in som e vegetab le o il. lik e alm ond or jo joha, as

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· ESSENT IALO ILSAND MED ITATION

h c v a re v ery p ow crfu and can i rri ta lc t sk in w hen

used

near .

In

all

cases .

use

on ly a

s ale a m ou nt

of two

or th ree d ro ps.

\\ e f ind that it was on ly in the twen tie th cen t m y

th at o ils were ex tracted and used for the ir arom a.

hence the co in ing o f the word a rom atherapy . I lis

to rica lly , th e who le p lan t was used . as in herbalism .

The word arom atherapy has recen tly com e lo be

used in cosm etics and pharm aceu tica ls as a selling

attract ion . I lowevcr, th e ea rlies t ev idence fo r u s ing



p lan ls is found in cave pain L ing s in the D ordognc re

g ion o r F rance . da: ing from abou t e igh teen th ousand

vea rs ago . Th ese pa in tings arc

t h o u g h t

lo show hall

p lan ls w ere gen era lly

u s ed

fo r m ed ic in al p u rposes .

T here arc m any w ays to ob ta in arom a tic ex trac ts

from p lan ts. T hese inc lude exp re ss ion o f th e p ee l. as

w ith c itru s fru its : en lieu rage , w here jasm ine flow ers

arc la id on L rays o f f t o r o il lo ex tract ih c per fume:

m acera tion and so lven t cx trac rion , as w ell as the

usua l m ethod o f distill tion D is Lilla Lio n w a s tra di

t ionallv u sed L o e x rac r cxot ic

l l owc r

w aters and es

sences fo r u se in perfum es, such as ro se. T he am oun t

o f essential o ils p resen t in th e peta ls is ve ry sm all.

Y ou need six

y t h ou s a nd

ro ses L o m ake

28

g rams

(a

flu id ounce) o r ro se essen tia l o il. T hal is , tw en tv -Iivc

ro ses p roduce one d rop o r o il. m ak ing ro se o il 1T ry

expens ive .

J

as a ch ild . you tried L o m ake ro se p er

f ume

by

soak ing ro se pe ta ls ,

this

is

th e

reason

tha t

th e resu lt w as dis ppointingto say the leas t:

T he earl ics t ev idence [o r ex t racling arom a ic

substances from p lan ls is found in E gypL and Ind ia .

abou t five thousand years ago . In bo th coun tr ie s, th e

use o r p lan L s p layed an im portan t ro le . lin k ing re li

g ion and m ed ic ine L oge l her. In Ind ia , th ere has been

con inuous use o f p lan ls in A yurv cd ic m ed ic ine un

til th e p resen t. O ne o fthe o ldes t re fe rences lo using

p lan ts is found in th e V edas . In X lohcn jo D ara , an

anc ien t c ity excava ted in the Indus \ alley in w ha: is

now Pak is tan , l he re is a rchaeo log ical ev idence o r a

m ethod o r p ri

i l

ivc

d is l i ll al io n. P la n m a te ria l. s uc h

as sanda lw ood . g in ger. m yrrh . cinnam on and co rian

der, w as p laced in a c lay vesse l. l hen covered w ith

a t h i c k lay er o r sheep s fleece and hea ted . The fleece

w ou ld g radually be sa tu ra ted w ith

t h e

essen tia l o il

from c o n d e n s e d steam and . w hen coo l. it cou ld be

squeezed lo p roduce

th e

oil.

lt

is though t a s im ila r

sy stem w as also used in

Egypt

There is p l e n t y o r in fo rm al ion abou t [he use o r

p lan ts in F gyp l and the :\ilc is know n as the crad le

o r m ed icin e.

Ccd a rwood ,

lrank inccnse . m vrrh and

c innam on w ere in com mon use . A s w ell as the p rirn i

l ivc m eans o r d is ill a t ion no ted . the Fgyp l inns used

lars o r w axes to ex trac t

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o r w ax -so lu ble m o le cu le s

from p lan ls . and pa in in gs o r jars con ta in ing such

substances a rc seen in EgypL ian Lam bs. The E gyp

l ian s w ere so successfu l in the ir u se and know ledge

o f p lan ls th a: em ba lm ed bod ies a rc s till p rese rved

l Irrec th ou san d y ears la te r. P erfu mery w as asso cia ted

w ith the E gyp tian p ries thood , w ho w orked ou t the

fo rm u las tha t w ere used by th e pharaohs Lo a no in t

l hcm sc lves fo r cerem ony , w ar and love . Spec ial in

c en se c alle d kvph i w as bu rn in o ffering a l sunse t lo

USING ESSEN TIA LO IL SAND PLANT MATER IA LS ·



R a . th e E g y p l ia n su n g o d . T h e re a rc se v e ra l re c ip e s

fo r k y p h : a n d it in c lu d e d su c h in g re d ie n ts a s w in e .

h on ey ra is in s m y rrh . c ard orn om ju nip er. m in t.

c y pre ss sp ik en a rd c as sia a n d c in na m on . Ii w as re -

p u te d lo h e a l th e so u l. T h e E g y p tia n s w e re n o t th e

o n ly p e o p le w h o u se d a ro m a s o r re s in s in re lig io u s

c e re m o nie s. A ssy ria ns .

H a h y l o n i a n s

P h o e n i c i a n s

I lc h re w s C h in e se . G re e k s a n d R o m an s. a s w ell a s

C hristia n s a ll b u rn t re sin s lik e fra n k in c e n se in th e ir

r el ig io u s c e re m o n ie s .

W he n M ose s le d th e H e b re w s o u t o f E g y p t h e

w ou ld h a v e ta k e n h is k n o w le d g e a b o u t o ils h e rb s

a n d sp ic e s to Isra e l. L ie w a s b ro u g h t u p in th e p a l-

a ce o f th e p ha ra oh a s

h e a d o p te d so n o r a p rin c e ss.

a n d w ou ld p ro b a b ly h a v e k n o w n a b o u t

h e r el ig io u s

u se o fo ils a n d p e rfu m es . S e v e ra l o ils. su c h a s h y sso p

m yrrh . fra n k in c e n se a n d sp ik cn a rd a rc re fe rre d L o

in th e O ld lc sta m en t. O liv e o il w ou ld h a v e b e e n th e

u su a l c a rrie r o il a t th a t L im e in th e x tid d lc lia st. In

h e B o o k o r S a m ue l. th e p ro p h e t a n o in te d S a u l a s th e

lirst k in g o r Isra e l. S o a k in g re sin s o r o th e r p la n m a -

tc ria l. su ch a s R ow ers. ste m s le a v e s o r ro ots in v e g -

c tu h lc o il u n i ii

i t

a b so rb e d th e re sin s a n d e sse n c e s.

c o uld m ak e rra g ra n l o ils fo r re lig io us u se . S om etim es

th e ju ic e o r flo w e rs a n d p la n ls w o u ld b e sq u e e z e d

o u t in to th e c a rrie r o il.

· ESSENT I LO ILS ND MED IT T ION

T h e G re e k s w en t to E g y p t to s tu d y m ed ic in e a n d

e ss e n c e s a n d c la ssifie d a n d in d e x e d th e k n o w le d g e

o f p la n ts. H ip p o c ra te s sa id th e w ay L o h e a lth w as L o

h a v e a n a ro m a tic b a th e v e ry d a y . T h e R o m a n s g a v e

u s th e w ord p e rfu m e w hic h c o m es fro m th e L a tin

p er lu m u m m ea n in g th ro u gh th e sm ok e re fe rrin g

L o th e b u rn in g o f in ce n se . R om an so ld ie rs L oo k se e d s

L o t h e c ou n tr ie s

t h e y

ru le d so th a t h erb s lik e fe n ne l.

p a rsle y . sa g e . ro se m ary a n d th y m e ca m e lo B rita in .

D io sc o rid c s a R om an w ho liv e d in th e first c e n tu ry

A D

w ro te a b o u t th e u se s o f fiv e h u n d re d p la n ts in

h is h oo k e s u tt er ia i\tf ed ica

In th e first m ille n niu m B ag hd ad b ec a m e th e c e n -

tre fo r ro se o il fro m P ersia . It is h o u g h t th a t th e A ra b s

w ere th e first lo c lisL il eth y l a lc o h o l fro m fe rm en te d

su g a r so p ro v id in g th e first a lte rn a tiv e m eth o d o f

e x tra c tin g e sse n tia l o ils u sin g so lv en ts Da m asc u s

a lso h a d a p e rfu m e in d u s try . T n th e te n th c e n tu ry .

th e fa m ou s P ers ia n p hy sic ia n A v ic en na d is co ve re d

th e m od e rn m e th o d o f d istilla tio n . Im pro v in g th e

sim ple d ist ii la L io n m eth o ds o f th e tim e he e x te n de d

th e c o o lin g p ip e a n d c o ile d it e n a b lin g th e v a p o r-

iz e d p la n t m ole c u le s a n d ste a m lo c o o l m ore q u ic k ly

a n d c fiic ie n lly . K no w le d ge a b ou t u sin g e s se n tia l o ils

a n d p e rfu m es w as b ro u g h t L o E u ro p e b y th e C ru sa d -

e r s.

? \

lo n a stc ric s b e g a n lo g ro w fra g ra n t p la n ts fo r



th eir re lig iou s an d m ed ic inal U S C H ildegard o r B in

gen grew lavender for its o il, and frank incense and

p ine oils w ere bu rned lo com bat the p lague. F rance

b ecam e fam ous for its p erfu mes.

In the tw entie th cen tu ry , investig ation began

in L o t he healing prope rties o f essen tia l o ils. and the

term arom atherapy cam e in to use about 1950 . E s-

cnria l o ils arc u sed in beau L ytherapy , m assage, c lin

ica l arom atherapy and as a supp lem en t lo sp iritu a l

hea ling . A ll o f these therap ies w ork on body, m ind

and spirit, see ing the body in a ho lisL ic w ay . U sed in

m assage, or in bath s or as com presses, th e m olecu les

of the essen tia l o ils arc qu ick ly absorbed through the

kin by m eans o f the hair fo llic les and fine po res. Ln

inhala tion .. as on a tissue o r from a vaporizer,

they

are abso rbed through the o lfac to ry nerve and in to

the L im bic sy stem and then circu laLccl Lh rough the

n er vo us s ys te m .

Often

essen tia l o ils can get stra igh t

to the em otions or p laces that need healing . D iffer

en t essences have differen t proper ies, on w hich arc

based the trad itional herbal use . T rad itional ta lcs o f

the w ay in w hich gods, goddesses and archetypes arc

associa ted w ith p lan ts and herbs also p rovide clues

to their sp iritua l u se .*

*Fo r mu h o r this in format ion . h av e d ra w n

l

Shir ley

Price s

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( Th or so ns . L o nd on . 1 993 ).

lchemy and ssential O ils

In m edieval Eu rope, a lchem y w as a ph ilo sophy and

b ranch o r sc ience l hat sough lo find a \\ a) o r tu rn

ing base m etal in L ogold . and to d iscover the elix ir o r

lilc . o r the philo sopher s stone. a universa l cure . IL is

though t today that th is w as a m etapho r for tu rn ing

the denseness o r the physical body in to the gold o r

sp iritu a l en ligh tenm en t. A nother defin ition is that ii

is a synonym fo r the m eans or tran sfo rm at ion .

P aracelsus, in th e six teen th cen tury , m ain ta in ed

lhal the m ain ro le or a lchem y w as no t LOturn base

m etals in to gold , hu t ra ther Lo ex tract the healing

prop erties of p lan ts . I le C it t hat d is L illa t io n re leased

the m os sp iritu a l e ssences or the p lan ts, and so aro

m athcrapy can be considered a form or alchem y. J\s a

resu lt o fh is w ork , essen tia l o ils o f ccdarw ood, c inna

m on, frank incense , m yrrh , rose , ro sem ary and sage

becam e w ell know n.

Essen tia l o ils . by their v ery n am e, arc the essen ces

of the p lan ts. In d istilla tion , th e sp irit o fthe p lan is

re leased and p reserved in the essen tia l o il. T he m ore

y ou h on ou r

he sp irit o f the o il, th e m ore it w ill L each

you . \N e now live in a very techn ical era , surrounded

by the design s of m odern L cchno logy . Y et 11· clive on

a beau tifu l p lanet, ca lled by many aia or M o ther

U SIN G E SS EN TIA LO IL S AN D P LA NT M A TE RIA LS · 9



Earth . fo r she prov ides us w ith all our needs. Even

m ed icines and pharm accu t icals arc derived from

p lan L s, b ut he d ifferent chem ical com ponen ts are

extracted and isolated lo p rovide the relevan t m ed i

c ine. O n the other hand . essen tial

o ils contain the w hole plan t es

sence. Ii is sa id 1ha1 he ir s yner g is

tic allcrt is m ore han he sum of

li re s ep ar ate c ompone nt s.

If you love gardens, here is

re f reshment be found just by

welkins

or siuinu am onu the

t

p lan ts and lrees . The seen or lire

plan ls and shrubs re fresh the sens

es as lire coo l b reezes o r w arm th of

hc sun d isperses their scen ts. /\II

ou r senses arc invo lved w ith th is

experience-touch. taste . scent. seeing and hearing.

The sense of sm ell is connec ted to the lim bic

system , the m os p rim itive pan of our b rain . II is

the basis o f ou r em otions and feelings . T he scen t

o r a perfum e or p lant can ins tan tly recreate our o ld

m em ories. A clien t o r m ine. w hen I asked her i she

w ou ld like rose oil in the m assage b lend. categori

cally refused . She sa id she cou ldn t bear the scen t

o r roses because . w hen she l l CIS ten years o ld (six t )

years prev iously). her father d ied . She w as fo rb id

den lo cry bu allow ed lo th row roses in to Iris g rave

al the burial. L ikew ise . the seen o r orange blossom

(neroli) can instan t ly ranspor t

a w om an back in m em ory Lo h er

w edd ing day , o r jasm ine to w arm

sum mer n igh Lson ho liday in trop i

ca l coun tries. Ccdarw ood or p ine

o il can bring the m em ories o r eel

eb ration during ihe w in ie r season ,

w ith the ir w arm ing scen ts.

\\ c can a ll becom e alchem ists.

Through the heav iness and d iffi

cu ltic s o f h e m ate rial life d ark nes s

can be transfo rm ed in to light, in to

the go ld of the sp irit knowing

darkness as w ell as lighL . w e arc ab le lo experience

transformation. th is can only he experienced

w it Ir lo ve an d jo y. th ro ug h o ur fo e Lin gs an d em o tio ns.

no t by the co ld analysis o r the chem ist o r by fo llow

ing fo rm ulae. So, as Paracelsus sa id . love is the on ly

Lhing that opens our hearts. O ur da ily w ork needs Lo

be done in a sp irit o flove and joy . and th is attitude is

also the one L obring Lo our w ork w ith essen tial o ils.



2 TH E CH A KRA S T H E S U BTLE B O D Y

A N D O ILS IN M ED TTA TTO N

S ubtle A natomy and E ssential O ils

l . : \T l

l r ad i tio n al s pir itu al L e ac hi n g s o f y o ga , it is s aid

th at l he su b le b od y, c on sistin g o f m an y la ye rs a ro un d

the physical body . contains 72 ,000 tuulis A n d i is

a poin t in the physical body where energy connects

the cncrgy bod ies Lo the physical bodv . \\ h en

w as

tudyi.ng T rad itional C hinese \ led ic inc on Cabric l

. \l oj ay · s c o u rs e. w as fascinated lo realize that the

tsubos (acu-poin ts) o f acupuncture , acup ressure and

h ia tsu arc also used in ~ · oga.The sam e places w here

pressure is p laced on the body i11a yoga posture arc

the tsubos w here pressu re is applied in acupressure

and arom atherapy m assage. The yoga

s n s

puL

pressure on the sam e tsubos during the lim e l he

postu re is held . w hile using the correct breath ing

te ch niq u e, e ith er m h t p r a a y m a ( fu ll y o gic b re ath )

o r l j ja y i p r a a y a J a (v ic to rio us b rea th ), d ep en din g o n

th e p ost urc an d trad ition being fo llow ed .

\Vh i l c

is n ot p ossib le L Ohave a fu ll d iscussio n o f

chakras here , there m ust b e an alchem ical co nnectio n

betw een them and the w ay in w hich oils arc abso rbed

from the subtle body . w here the chak ras arc . in to the

p hv sic ul b od v, T he se ve n m ajo r c ha kra s a re co nn ec te d

Lo the sp ine . They connect w ith the physical body

L hrough the endocrine g lands, w hich arc the physical

counterparts or the chakras. The sp ine , w hich is lik e

a tree-trunk , or slall; supports your body . T he nerves

and circu lation sv stem in ihc physical body and the

u dis in the subtle body are lik e the branches and

w igs l hat rad iate ou t and carry energy around l hem .

The Iirm cr and stronger the sp ine is , l he

bcuc r

th e

posture is , a nd th e better is the ci rcu lation or nut ricn ls

and su btle life-forces th at flo w arou nd ou r bod ies .

The ancien t ~ · oga tex ts in form us that there is a

sub tle energy called

p m n

con ta ined in the air w e

breathe and in l he pure food w e cal that nourishes

our bodies. Ln the east. it is ca lled

o r chi The le

brew s called it

iu rch

The C reeks referred lo it as

p e J a

A ll l hesc w ords carry a sub lcr m essage

about breath than the English word docs. The lilc

force . then , is carried around the body in the b lood

circu lu tion and the subtle cncrcv throush L ile

tuulis

U t

and chakras. The chakras arc a ttached lo the sp inal

THE CHAKRAS THE SUBTLEBODY AND OILS IN MEDITATION ·



co lum n as cen tres o flig l1 t ra ther like be ll be ll-shaped

flo wers . T hey arc l ike rece ivers .... T hey seem L o ab

so rb . take in . the L igh t: they seem to be w here the

b od y b re ath es in th e v ita l fo rce s· (V V hiL eE ag le . S piri

tua l unfo ldm en t I) .

W h ite Eag le , a tw en tie th -cen tu ry sp iritua l teach

er. con tinues tha t the cen tre o r the chakra system is

the heart chak ra . no t the head cen tre o r the b ra in .

IL is lik e th e sun around w hich the so lar system re

vo lv es. T hen the prec ious jew el w ith in the lo tus ·

qu icken s and grow s. \:\ hen th e o ils a re inha led in L o

the resp ira to ry system the sub tle essences arc taken

up in to th e c ircu la to ry system th rough the heart.

W hen essen tia l o ils a re app lied like perfum e to the

pu lse po in ts insid e the w ris ts and inner ank les . they

connec t w ith som e or the tsubos and also the arte

rial system . W hen the o il is app lied on to the h igher

ch akra po in ts. like th e crow n or th e head , th ird eye .

th roa t and heart, th e sp iritua l benefits o r th e o il a re

absorb ed in to a ll the bod ies . phy sical and sub tle . o r

sp iritua l. (In m ed ita tion , use one po in t on ly to app ly

the o ils .) A lso . during inh ala tion of th e essen tia l o ils .

they arc carried d irec tly in to th e bra in th rough th e

lim b ic s ys tem .

R em em ber lh ;rl essentia l o ils shou ld be b lended in

· g -

et le

oil w hen u sed d i ree l I v o n h e s kin .

· ESSENTIALO ILSAND MED ITATION

ttuning to the Spirit of

the Plant ssence

Once w hen I w as in T exas, w ork ing w ith the Nat ive

Am erican teach ings. m y teacher to ld m e to fo rge t

w hat I had been to ld abou t th e w ay in w hich the

ind igenou s peop les had found ou t the hea ling and

sp iritua l p roperties o r p lan ts . D id you th ink , she

asked . tha t in those days. the m ed ic ine peop le a te a

tiny po rtion and w aited to sec w hat w ou ld happen?

No. th ;_ it wasn t how they found ou t. T hey sa t w ith

the p lan t and tuned in lo it. T he p lan t to ld th em how

to u se it. \\ c can still do it, if w e learn how and prac

tise and ifw e rad ia te love and respec t lo it.

D r E dw ard B ach , w ho d iscovered and devel

oped the l~ach flow er h ealing essences, a lso u sed

th is m ethod . H e developed such sensitiv ity in body

and m ind tha t he w ould search the fie ld s and hedge

row s fo r flow ers tha t w ou ld hea l the negative sta les

o r m ind tha t he su ffered , b ring ing h im back lo har

m ony . lk fo rc d iscovering th e particu la r rem edy . h e

w ould experience th e em otiona l s ta tes tha t w ou ld be

hea led by the p lan t.

~ l y teacher go t m e to sit under trees and ask

them to te ll m e how I c ou ld use th em . I w as am azed

at w hat th ey sa id . espec ia lly as

d id no t recogn ize



th e tre es and p lan ts o f T exas. S he w ouldn t te ll m e

w t

thev w ere un til a fte r I had tuned in . S o here

is th e w ay th a t you can tune in to p lan ts and the ir

essences. W e arc so used Lo read ing a referen ce book

or look ing up th e In te rn e t. 11 •efo rg e t w e can re ly on

ou r ow n in sp ira tion and in tu ition . It s a m atte r o f

tru sting ou rse lv es. K eep a no tebook and reco rd your

p lan t a ttun cm cn ts o r m ed ita tions. so you beg in to

bu ild up a reco rd or w hat you rece ive . Y ou w ill g e t

d iffc ren L id eas w henever you do th is . Ithough th is

book w ill z ive

\ U

som e ideas to bcu in w ith . vou can

a lso lea rn L o re ly on you r ow n in tu itio n . S hare your

in si.g h ts w ith a g roup o r friend s w ho a rc a lso in ter-

cslcd in p lan L s.

SO

a

ll \\

trad ition o r p lan t u se can

be bu ilt up .

In d is tilla tion , th e sp irit o r the p lan t is re leased

and p re serv ed in th e essen tia l o il. T he m ore you

honou r th e o il. the m ore iL w ill L each vou . \\ hen I

use essen tia l o ils du ring m y w ork shops. I c hoose and

ded ica te th e re lev an t o il fo r the pu rpo se . acco rd ing

Lo the top ic o r th e w ork , lo in sp ire th e partic ipan ts

and re lease o ld pall em s in o rd er L o bring in new w is

dom and know ledge .

I. C hoose th e p lan t if vou have it. o r an essen tia l

o il o f your cho ice . O rgan ic o r w ild p lan ts arc best if

you can get th em . Ifyou use an essen tia l o il. y ou

G111

use a vapo rizer o r pu t one o r tw o drop s on a tissu e

to sm e ll

it .

Y ou can also u se a d rop over the th ird eye

(eyeb row cen tre) o r the heart cen tre a l the cen tre

o f th e chest. U se one d rop o r th e essen tia l o il in a

teaspoon or l cg e tab le o il-a lm ond o il o r g rapcsced

o il a rc easily availab le a t the pharm acist. lo joba a lso

m akes a good hasc bu t iLw ill be so lid in co ld w eath er.

Y ou can b lend you r m ix tu re in an egg -cup or sim ila r

sm all v esse l and cover w ith c ling film . keep ing it in

th e rc f rigcra to r fo r u se on ano the r o ccasion . II th e

p lan t is lrom ano th er coun try o r con tin en t. and no

supp lies arc availab le h ere , you can find p ic tu re s

o f L he p lan t L o help w ith vou r v isu a liza tion . T he

THE CHAKRAS THE SUBTLEBODY AND OILS IN MEDITATION · 3



in te rnet is a good sou rce o r in fo rm ation and you

cou Id pri

11

o ff the p i cl u re .

2 . S il in a qu iet p lace w here you w ill no t be

d istu rbed . T urn o llth c phone. II you L ike m ed ita tive

m usic . p lay som e m usic lo c rea te the righ t atm o

s ph er e. e sp e cia lly

if

you live in a no isy p lace . L igh t a

cand le lo rep resen t ligh t. C sc a w h ile cand le o r one

tha t is l he co lou r o r l he flow er o r p lan t.

1 . T une in lo vou r b rea th . N o tice each b reath

as it com es in and goes ou t. II you r m ind w anders.

b ring it back lo the brea th .

V isualize vou rse lf surrounded by pu re w hite

ligh t. T in · w hile ligh t re flects silv er and gold ligh ts

and the co lou rs o r the p lan t o r flow er. B rea the it in

un til you fee l you arc lillecl ·h is ligh t and it su r

rounds you . Y ou find you rse lf s itting in a sphere o r

beau tifu l ligh t. A s you con tinue Lo focus on your

b reath and the colou rs . L ake them in to the cen tre o f

you r chest, th e heart cen tre . or m ind in the heart as

\\ hi le E ag le , the sp iritu a l teacher. calls iL .

5 . N ow bring you r a tten tion and in ten tion Lo

the o i I or p lan

II you know the co lour of the flow er

o r p lan t. v isualize the co lour. T une in Lo ii. T hink

o r no th ing e lse and b rca t he from you r heart cen tre

in L o the p lan t s energy . Y ou m ay sec the sh in ing form

or the p lan t dcva, a ll ligh t and co lour, w h ich w ill be

1 4 · E SS EN T IA LO IL S A ND M E DIT AT IO N

w ork ing w il h you to use the plan I Show er the p lan t

w ith love from you r heart. a ssuring you w ill use iL

011111 fo r ihc h ishcst < rood . T rus l w ha t vou arc L a id bv

,/ ~ C l •.

it . B e open lo any p ictu res, thoughts , co lours. feel-

ing s or ideas that com e Lo you .

6 . \\ hen the m ed ita l ion is com p le te . focus

you r alien lion back lo you r brea th ing . D eepen your

b rea th and start L o lis ten L o any sounds a round you .

F eel you r IC eLon l he lloo r, rub you r hands L ogel he r lo

create w arm th and then cup them over you r c losed

eyes . x lassagc you r b row , checks. jaw and chin and

then open you r eyes and stre tch you r body . \\ r ile

dow n w hat you experienced . Som e or the ideas and

m ed itation s I u sed in th is book cam e Lo m e m anv

years ago . bu t in sigh ts a rc no los t ifw ritten dow n.

ssential il S afety

N ev er ta ke e sse ntia l o ils in tern ally

D ilu te essen tia l o ils be fo re using on the sk in . A s

a general ru le . U SL O nl to tw o d rops of essen tia l O il

P uru cc ls us c alle d th is th e rchvus (s ec \ lo ja l . 1Ro 11 v ru ru -

11>1

ro n

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r . p . - 1:9 ).ll is th e s pir itu a l e ss en c e,

t he I il e- fo r ce o f h r p la nt. a lso c alle d lh e q i

essential oils and meditation 1

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